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Strawberry colored mark on the scalp .
My 3 months old daughter has a strawberry colored mark on the scalp 2 weeks after the birth.Let me know if that is serious or will disappear after sometime as some says..I have attached the photo as well..Please advise..Its growing slowly..
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Dr. Nikky C Mehta
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Mumbai
It looks like a haemangioma..First of all nothing serious..so dont worry...It can grow in size for the next few months..then rrmain static for a while..and then starts subsiding...Nothing to be worried about..
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Get it checked regularly by your oaediatrician on your followup visits..to assess the rate of growth..
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Dont worry..Take care..!!!!
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